Moat at Moat House Farm, Dorsington

A Medieval moat on the 1884 Ordnance Survey map at Dorsington | Open
A Medieval moat on the 1884 Ordnance Survey map at Dorsington
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Description of this historic site

A large dry moat that survives as an earthwork in the centre of Dorsington. It surrounds a stone house. The moat is believed to be Medieval in date.

Notes about this historic site

1 A large dry homestead moat, partly destroyed by modern landscaping at the SW corner. Standing within it is Moat House, a stone building of some antiquity but much modernised.
2 The W arm has an external bank about 0.5m to 1.0m high. The moat is about 12m wide and 1.5m to 2m deep and is dry. The moat is revetted by a brick wall on its outer face at the N side of the moat.

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